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| former_names = Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary (1930–1962)<br />Old Dominion College (1962–1969)<br>~~[[Eastern Virginia Medical School]] (1973–2024)~~

| colors = Monarch blue, silver, and Hudson blue<br>{{color box|#003057}} {{color box|#828A8F}} {{color box|#98C5EA}}

| sports_nickname = [[Old Dominion Monarchs|Monarchs]]

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==History==

Old Dominion University was founded in 1930 as a Norfolk extension of the [[College of William and Mary]]. This branch was envisioned by administrators and officials such as Robert M. Hughes, a member of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary from 1893 to 1917, and [[J. A. C. Chandler]], the eighteenth president of that school.<ref name="RUTYNA">Rutyna, Richard A.; Kuehl, John W. ''Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons''. Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company. 1987.</ref><ref name="Healy">{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |title=ODU Libraries Exhibit - ODU 75th Anniversary - 2005 |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313134227/http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1924 after becoming the director of the William and Mary extension in Norfolk, Joseph Healy began organizing classes and finding locations for faculty and staff. Due to his work, along with that of Robert M. Hughes, J. A. C. Chandler, and A. H. Foreman, a two-year branch division was established on March 13, 1930.<ref name="RUTYNA" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |title=University History |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603005136/https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 12, 1930, the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary held its first class with 206 students (125 men and 81 women) in the old Larchmont School building, an unused elementary school on Hampton Boulevard. On September 3, 1930, H. Edgar Timmerman became the Division's first director.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |format=Ppdf |title=Annals of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk: The First Decade: 1930-1940 |edition=Revised |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603044320/https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>▼

~~[[File:Original sign from Old Dominion University.jpg|thumb|Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary|311x311px]]~~

▲Old Dominion University was founded in 1930 as a Norfolk extension of the [[College of William and Mary]]. This branch was envisioned by administrators and officials such as Robert M. Hughes, a member of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary from 1893 to 1917, and [[J. A. C. Chandler]], the eighteenth president of that school.<ref name="RUTYNA">Rutyna, Richard A.; Kuehl, John W. ''Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons''. Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company. 1987.</ref><ref name="Healy">{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |title=ODU Libraries Exhibit - ODU 75th Anniversary - 2005 |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313134227/http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1924 after becoming the director of the William and Mary extension in Norfolk, Joseph Healy began organizing classes and finding locations for faculty and staff. Due to his work, along with that of Robert M. Hughes, J. A. C. Chandler, and A. H. Foreman, a two-year branch division was established on March 13, 1930.<ref name="RUTYNA" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |title=University History |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603005136/https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 12, 1930, the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary held its first class with 206 students (125 men and 81 women) in the old Larchmont School building, an unused elementary school on Hampton Boulevard. On September 3, 1930, H. Edgar Timmerman became the Division's first director.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |format=Ppdf |title=Annals of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk: The First Decade: 1930-1940 |edition=Revised |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603044320/https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

"The Division", as it was often called, started in the old Larchmont School building and allowed people with fewer financial assets to attend a school of higher education for two years.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> Tuition for the first year was US$50.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The following September, [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute]], more commonly known as Virginia Tech, also began offering classes at "The Division.",<ref name="RUTYNA" /> expanding course offerings to teachers and engineers. Created as it was in the first year of the [[Great Depression]], the college benefited from federal funding as part of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]].<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The [[Public Works Administration]] provided funds for the Administration Building, now Rollins Hall, and [[Foreman Field]], named after A. H. Foreman, an early proponent of the college.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The college grew south along Hampton Boulevard, turning an empty field into a sprawling campus.

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In the 1970s, under President Alfred B. Rollins Jr., Old Dominion established partnerships between regional organizations such as ~~[[NASA]], the [[U.S. Navy]]~~, [[Eastern Virginia Medical School]], and [[Norfolk State University]]. Under Rollins, the university expanded its state and private funding, improved student services, and introduced an honors program. In 1971 Old Dominion University established its own police force and hired several officers to attend the Tidewater Police Academy. In 1977 the Virginia General Assembly passed the Campus Police Act giving public campus police officers full law enforcement authority.

Since this time, the university has continued to expand, now enrolling over 24,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215104839/http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=stats |url-status=dead |archive-date= December 15, 2008 |title=Undergraduate Statistics |work= Old Dominion University |access-date=February 18, 2012 }}</ref> The Norfolk campus has experienced significant growth in both student population and geography. Additionally, ODU has established satellite campuses in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regional Higher Education Centers |url=http://www.odu.edu/regionalcenters |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Old Dominion University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145527/https://odu.edu/regionalcenters |url-status=live }}</ref>

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The College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across five schools: School of Community & Environmental Health, Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, School of Medical Diagnostic and Translational Services, School of Nursing, and School of Rehabilitation Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools |url=http://www.odu.edu/hs/schools |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927203304/https://odu.edu/hs/schools |url-status=live }}</ref>

Planning is underway for the establishment of a new School of Public Health.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulte |first=Katherine |date=2021-08-27 |title=Hampton Roads universities ink deal to establish public health school |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/hampton-roads-universities-ink-deal-to-establish-public-health-school-together/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Virginia Business |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115011649/https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/hampton-roads-universities-ink-deal-to-establish-public-health-school-together/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ODU iswas also in the process of merging with nearby [[Eastern Virginia Medical School]] (EVMS) to create a comprehensive university with EVMS being the medical school component of the larger university. This merger completed on July 1, 2024, forming the '''Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/evms-odu-merger-pushed-to-july-2024/ |publisher=Virginia Business |title=EVMS, ODU merger pushed to July 2024 |date=3 November 2023 |access-date=2024-02-16 |archive-date=2024-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216132717/https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/evms-odu-merger-pushed-to-july-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===School of Data Science===

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In addition, Old Dominion's athletic teams have captured 51 conference championships in the Colonial Athletic Association Conference, 7 conference championships in Conference USA, and 7 conference championships in the Sun Belt Conference.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Old Dominion University Joins the Sun Belt Conference |url=https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-joins-the-sun-belt-conference |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113141039/https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-joins-the-sun-belt-conference |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 17, 2012, Old Dominion announced it would move to C-USA on July 1, 2013. Four ODU sports that are not sponsored by C-USA have outside affiliations. In 2013, the [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] team became an associate of the [[Mid-American Conference]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/163766/MAC-Adds-Three-Affiliate-Members-In-Wrestling.aspx |title=MAC adds wrestling members |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=September 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020212436/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/163766/MAC-Adds-Three-Affiliate-Members-In-Wrestling.aspx |archive-date=October 20, 2012 }}</ref> and the field hockey team joined the [[Big East Conference|reconfigured Big East Conference]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vuhoops.com/big-east/2013/5/1/4290556/temple-rutgers-join-new-big-east-lacrosse-field-hockey |title=Temple Joins New Big East in Lacrosse, Field Hockey |first=Brian |last=Ewart |work=VUHoops.com |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308211753/https://www.vuhoops.com/big-east/2013/5/1/4290556/temple-rutgers-join-new-big-east-lacrosse-field-hockey |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, ODU dropped wrestling. <ref>Parsons, Brian (April 3, 2020). "Old Dominion eliminates wrestling program effective immediately". WAVY TV 10. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref>The women's lacrosse team spent the 2014 season (played in the 2013–14 school year) as an [[NCAA independent schools (lacrosse)|independent]] before joining the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.atlanticsun.org/wlacrosse/news/2012-13/7986/a-sun-welcomes-old-dominion-as-womens-lacrosse-affiliate/ |title=A-Sun Welcomes Old Dominion As Women's Lacrosse Affiliate |publisher=Atlantic Sun Conference |date=June 29, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716051823/http://www.atlanticsun.org/wlacrosse/news/2012-13/7986/a-sun-welcomes-old-dominion-as-womens-lacrosse-affiliate/ |archive-date=July 16, 2013 }}</ref> Finally, the women's rowing team joined the [[Big 12 Conference]] in 2014–15 after the Big 12 effectively took over C-USA rowing.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=631647&SPID=92796&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=209389100 |title=Big 12 Invites Affiliates to Rowing Championship |publisher=Big 12 Conference |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929122134/http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=631647&SPID=92796&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=209389100 |url-status=live }}</ref> Most recently, the men's swimming and diving team, which was left without a conference affiliation for two years because C-USA sponsors the sport only for women, joined the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association, later renamed the [[Coastal Collegiate Sports Association]], effective with the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=210220041 |title=ODU Men's Swimming to Join the CCSA |publisher=Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs |date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403081225/http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100 |url-status=live }}</ref> ODU joined the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Dominion Officially Joins the Sun Belt Conference |url=https://odusports.com/news/2022/7/1/athletics-department-old-dominion-officially-joins-the-sun-belt-conference.aspx |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Old Dominion University |date=July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable faculty==